“… and not all his large estate in Derbyshire could then save him from having a most forbidding, disagreeable countenance, and being unworthy to be compared with his friend.” Chapter 3, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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What a complete turn-around it is for Mr. Darcy to be portrayed first as a jerk and then as the ultimate heart-throb that Jane Austen fans swoon over.
The many film adaptations of Pride and Prejudice have brought Mr. Darcy to the attention of women who otherwise would never have known the longing of Elizabeth and the estate of Pemberley.
gallery of art by alice flynn 